Pitfall II: Lost Caverns [h Steve - Bruce][a]

by: Activision

Publication date: 1984

Topics: ATRUtil k-file disks

Language: English

Pitfall II - Lost Caverns (1984)(Activision)(US)[h Steve - Bruce][a][k-file]

Developed by
Activision, Inc.
Released
1984
Also For
Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Booter, SG-1000, TRS-80 CoCo, Windows, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum
Published by
Activision, Inc.

Perspective
Side view
Setting
South America
Genre
Action
Gameplay
Arcade, Metroidvania, Platform
Visual
2D scrolling, Fixed / Flip-screen

Description

You play Pitfall Harry searching for the Raj diamond, his niece Rhonda, her cat Quickclaw and a variety of treasures somewhere in the Andes. Poisonous frogs, eels, scorpions, bats and other hazards get in the way.

Pitfall II is the sequel to Pitfall!, the original platform game. Gameplay has remained pretty much the same, with each screen presenting a side view of obstacles to get past, and potentially treasures to collect. The landscape is more maze like, with a variety of paths and dead ends to search. Along the way there are checkpoints the player will encounter in the form of red crosses. When the player dies, Pitfall Harry will be sent back to the most recently crossed checkpoint. The score is reduced based on the distance travelled to get to the cross.

As he explores Harry can collect gold bars which give him a 5000 points award. His total score acts as an energy reserve. If the score is reduced to zero then the game ends and the player must restart from the beginning.

From Mobygames.com. Original Entry

Addeddate: 2014-06-15 01:25:01

Atarimania: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-pitfall-ii-lost-caverns_3985.html

Emulator: a800

Emulator_ext: atr

Identifier: a8b_Pitfall_II_Lost_Caverns_1984_Activision_US_h_Steve_Bruce_a_k_file

Location: United States

Manual: https://archive.org/details/agm_Pitfall_II

Mobygames: http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-8-bit/pitfall-ii-lost-caverns

Mobygames_also_for: Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Booter, SG-1000, TRS-80 CoCo, Windows, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum